The Tri-City Development Council’s longtime executive president and chief executive officer has announced plans to retire.Carl Adrian told the TRIDEC Executive Committee he will retire at the end of January 2020 during an Aug. 12 meeting. Adrian has been with TRIDEC for nearly 16 years and is its longest serving...
By Kris JohnsonThousands of professional salaried employees in Washington could be converted into hourly workers if a new proposal from the state Department of Labor and Industries goes into effect.For individual workers, thechange may or may not result in a pay cut. In some cases, employees might endup making about...
Theremay be a chance for creditors to recover money owed to them by a prominentTri-City homebuilder who filed for bankruptcy earlier this year, citing $9.2million in debts. Thetrustee handling the Chapter 7 bankruptcy case for Marco Solferino recentlyfiled court paperwork stating “assets have been recovered by the trustee” andrequested creditors...
Arusty horse trailer transformed into a sleek white mobile bar is completelyrefurbished and ready for event bookings or Facebook-worthy photos that couldhave brides-to-be swooning. It’sbeen a work in progress for Kennewick sisters Amanda Hickman and Josie Michelwho got the idea from a friend who intended to start his own business...
Anew laundry service company will pick up bags of dirty laundry from your homeand return them cleaned, folded, grouped or on hangers within 48 hours.“This is basically DoorDash for your laundry,” said Richelle Davis, owner of Unhampered Laundry. Withweekly service starting at $36 for a large bag that holds up...
By Don C. Brunell Whenmy parents graduated from high school in 1936, a college education was tooexpensive for the son of a copper miner and the daughter of a plumber.Eighty years ago, ourcountry was in the middle of the Great Depression and teens took odd jobs tohelp put food on...
A $1.5 trillion debt.Owed by 45 millionpeople, or 15 percent of the U.S. population.Backed by the U.S.government, and by extension, taxpayers.Anyone who thinks thiscountry’s growing student debt crisis doesn’t affect them is sorely mistaken.That’s the messagefrom a certified student loan counselor, and he says it’s true for all folkswhether they...
President, Tri-CU Credit Union (formerly Tri-Cities Community Federal Credit Union)Number of employeesyou oversee:17Brief background ofyour business:Tri-CU (formerlyTri-Cities Community Federal Credit Union) is the only small local credit unionin the Tri-Cities, originally founded in 1969 by the IBEW #112 ElectriciansUnion, right here in Kennewick. We have grown rapidly the last decade,...
By Virginia Thomas / Spokane Journal of BusinessWashington financial institutions and regulators say they’re closely watching several pieces of federal legislation regarding cannabis that could impact how banks and credit unions handle banking for the cannabis industry.Some, however, aren’t optimistic that such legislation willmake it through the legislative process. Washington...
By D. Patrick JonesNearly every reader of this column has a relationship with a bank, credit union, mortgage lender or maybe a combination. The financial system of the U.S. is widely celebrated for contributing to our country’s economic success. What’s true nationally is true locally.D. Patrick Jones, Eastern Washington University’s...
